Enfilade
[ɑ̃fiˈlaːdə]
The verdict
“Enfilade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Zimmerflucht, deren Türen auf einer einzigen Achse liegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-enfilade · Enfilade · German
Enfilade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Enfilade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɑ̃fiˈlaːdə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Enfilade“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Enfilade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɑ̃fiˈlaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Zimmerflucht, deren Türen auf einer einzigen Achse liegen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Enfilade, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Enfilade, spelled E-N-F-I-L-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1eine Zimmerflucht, deren Türen auf einer einzigen Achse liegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Enfilade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Enfilade ist ein Gestaltungmittel der barocken Architektur.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.